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| Anomalous | (adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual | 
| Aspersion | (n) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming | 
| Bizarre | (adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical | 
| Brusque | (adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities | 
| Cajole | (v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises | 
| Castigate | (v) to punish severely; to criticize severely | 
| Contrive | (v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan | 
| Demagogue | (n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power | 
| Disabuse | (v) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking | 
| Ennui | (n) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom | 
| Fetter | (n) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent | 
| Heinous | (adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful | 
| Immutable | adj) not subject to change, constant | 
| Insurgent | (n) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on | 
| Megalomania | (n) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality | 
| Sinecure | (n) a position requiring little or no work;  an easy job | 
| Surreptitious | (adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud | 
| Transgress | (v) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law | 
| Transmute | (v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another | 
| Vicarious | (adj) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |